News travels fast in the narrow lanes of Lyari. Usually, it is news of a football match, a poetry recital, or the passing of an elder. Recently, however, the talk of the town has been the release of the trailer for Dhurandhar, a big-budget Bollywood spectacle starring Ranveer Singh. The film, we are told, is […]
From criticism to commute: The real story of Shahrah-e-Bhutto
After the most recent monsoon spell, criticism has been leveled at the Sindh Government following reports that a section of Shahrah-e-Bhutto was washed away during heavy rains. While public concern is understandable, it is essential to separate fact from perception. The affected stretch of the expressway is still under construction and was never opened to […]
Sindh Assembly’s historic role in paving the path to Pakistan
As a proud descendant of Sardar Allah Bakhsh Gabol, the first Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly in 1937, I hold a deep personal connection to a defining moment in our nation’s history: the Sindh Assembly’s pioneering endorsement of the Pakistan Resolution in 1943. As one of the signatories of this landmark resolution, my great-grandfather […]
A beacon of resolve: Sindh’s swift response to Lyari tragedy
The collapse of Fotan Mansion in Lyari, Karachi, on July 4, 2025, was a heartbreaking tragedy that claimed 27 lives and laid bare the perils of unchecked urban decay. Yet, in the face of this disaster, the Sindh government has emerged as a model of decisive action, demonstrating that swift, stringent measures can pave the […]
Pakitsan’s youth challenge
The recently launched National Human Development Report (NHDR) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, titled Unleashing the potential of a Young Pakistan, came with startling revelations. It reveals that Pakistan currently has the largest generation of youth ever recorded in its history, making it one of the youngest countries in the world and […]
A fresh chance for Karachi
The upcoming general elections are the first time in almost four decades when the people of Karachi will finally be allowed to freely exercise their mandate. With the end of the MQM’s militant politics, coupled with the arrest of Uzair Baloch, we are bound to witness a stark difference in the outcome of the elections. […]
Women belong in the House and the Senate
With the election of Sherry Rehman as Pakistan’s first female leader of the opposition in the National Assembly’s upper house, Pakistan People’s Party has achieved yet another historic milestone. It accrues to a remarkable list of firsts by the PPP including the first female prime minister of a Muslim country, the first female Speaker of […]
Selling the nation
The recent move by the PML-N government to sell off Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is not the first such attempt. It’s a page taken directly from Pervez Musharraf’s playbook. A number of national institutions have already been privatised,but the case of PIA and PSM is substantially more sensitive. It is […]
The MQM debacle
This was inevitable. We all knew that once Altaf Hussain was no more able to save his creation; the MQM would eventually disintegrate. That it would happen so soon and over a mere senate ticket, for a mysterious new entrant in the party, is what causes astonishment. The party that once exemplified discipline is now […]
Letter to Benazir Bhutto
You, have I revered since time immemorial. Even before we ever met. This probably had something to do with the portrait of you that hung on our drawing room wall; one that I saw every day as I was getting ready for school. Or perhaps it was more because of the veneration for you I […]